The Stands
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The Stands were an English
band
from Liverpool
.
to play drums and Luke Thomson on Guitar. The trio along with Martin Cambell on Bass recorded a selection of demos at Parr St Studios in Liverpool.
Payne reportedly financed the demos by roadying for The Zutons on the first UK tour.
In September 2002 the ITV program This Is Music was in Liverpool to film bands who played The Bandwagon night at The Zanzibar Club in the city. Originally The Stands were not on the bill until the rest of the bands appearing petitioned the producers of the show to add The Stands to the Program. The Stands were added to the program and performed All Years Leaving. Russ Pritchard (Zutons) played Bass. It was at this show that Dean Ravera approached the band and asked to play bass in the band. Ravera joined the band a week later and the band were invited to support The Coral on the autumn UK tour.
During this tour Payne received a phone call from Noel Gallagher. Gallagher had been given a copy of the Parr St demos by Martyn Campbell at the Oasis Old Trafford Cricket Ground show and invited The Stands to support Oasis at their Liverpool Royal Court gig in December 2002. After the show Oasis invited the band to play two nights at Birmingham's N.I.A arena. In the early months of 2003 The Stands toured with The Burn, Alfie, Stephen Fretwell, The Zutons and The Coral. The Stands were also invited to play Glastonbury, V Festival, T in the park and two shows with Oasis at Dublin's Point Theater.
The band was still without management or a record deal at this point.
The Stands signed to Echo Records in the spring of 2003 and began recording
their debut album
All Years Leaving at Noel Gallagher
's Wheeler End recording studio
along with a collection of friends (Noel Gallagher (Oasis
) and Bill Ryder (The Coral
) both play on the record
). Their debut single "When This River Rolls Over You" was released in August 2003.
During the recording of All Years Leaving The Stands joined Jet on their Get Born Tour in the UK and Europe. The two bands formed a friendship that resulted in Jet inviting The Stands to join them on their homecoming tour of Australia. All Years Leaving was released in February 2004 and entered the UK Albums Chart
at number 28. The album produced three Top 40 singles
in the UK Singles Chart
.
2004 saw The Stands tour with Gomez, Paul Weller, and along with their first headline tours of the UK and Europe the band played their first US shows in L.A's Troubador and El Ray clubs. The Stands again played the Glastonbury, V and T festivals along with The Isle of White Festival and the Asagari Jam Festival in Japan. In October 2004 The Stands relocated to Los Angeles
, California
to record their second album, Horse Fabulous with record producer
Tom Rothrock
at Sunset Sound Studios. Shortly after the recording of this album, Steve Pilgrim left the band to pursue a solo career.
The band continued with drummer Graeme Robinson replacing Pilgrim for their 2005 US tour supporting Brendon Benson. The Stands returned to the UK and joined Oasis for their European tour. During a return break to the UK from this tour Luke Thomson left the band and was replaced by Paul Molloy (Skylarks,Zutons) on guitar for the remaining shows. "Do It Like You Like", the band's fifth single, entered the UK Top 30 in May 2005, and the band embarked on a second tour of the U.S. and toured the UK festival circuit through the summer Horse Fabulous was released on 25 July 2005 and spent one week in the UK Albums Chart
.
In the summer of 2005 Chrysalis Group announced a restructure of the Echo label resulting in a change of direction at the label. The Stands LP Horse Fabulous had been released only two weeks prior to this announcement it is likely the changes affected the albums promotion at company level. After parting company with the Echo Label, The Stands embarked on a fourth UK tour in September 2005, climaxing in their final concert
at the Carling Academy Islington
in London
. The band broke up in November 2005.
in April 2009 under his full name Howard Eliott Payne.
Steve Pilgrim is now drumming for Paul Weller
, has toured and recorded with former Cast
frontman John Power. He has released two solo albums and collaborated with Japanese folktronica artist Akeboshi. His third studio album is due for release in December 2011.
Dean Ravera played electric and double bass on Payne's solo album. He now plays double bass
, keys and drums for folk group The Unthanks and played double bass on their fourth album Last
. He appears as double bassist on the debut album 'Kite' by Jonny Kearney & Lucy Farrell
released 10 October 2011 and also Bill Ryder-Jones
debut EP 'A Leave Taking Soundtrack' and album 'If...'due for release in 2011.
Luke Thomson is currently working on a solo project.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
band
Musical ensemble
A musical ensemble is a group of people who perform instrumental or vocal music. In classical music, trios or quartets either blend the sounds of musical instrument families or group together instruments from the same instrument family, such as string ensembles or wind ensembles...
from Liverpool
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
.
Biography
The Stands were formed by Howie Payne in 2002. There was no fixed line up in the band originally and local musicians Martyn Campbell (Richard Ashcroft, Rain) Sean Payne (Zutons) Russel Pritchard (Zutons) and Robby Stevenson (Hokum Clones) all contributed to early shows. Payne recruited local acoustic performer Steve PilgrimSteve Pilgrim
Steve Pilgrim is an English former rugby player, who played rugby union for Wasps and England B.In 1993, Pilgrim was banned from rugby union for a year. At the time, the Rugby Football Union had a stance of banning players who played rugby league: at the time, league was a professional code and...
to play drums and Luke Thomson on Guitar. The trio along with Martin Cambell on Bass recorded a selection of demos at Parr St Studios in Liverpool.
Payne reportedly financed the demos by roadying for The Zutons on the first UK tour.
In September 2002 the ITV program This Is Music was in Liverpool to film bands who played The Bandwagon night at The Zanzibar Club in the city. Originally The Stands were not on the bill until the rest of the bands appearing petitioned the producers of the show to add The Stands to the Program. The Stands were added to the program and performed All Years Leaving. Russ Pritchard (Zutons) played Bass. It was at this show that Dean Ravera approached the band and asked to play bass in the band. Ravera joined the band a week later and the band were invited to support The Coral on the autumn UK tour.
During this tour Payne received a phone call from Noel Gallagher. Gallagher had been given a copy of the Parr St demos by Martyn Campbell at the Oasis Old Trafford Cricket Ground show and invited The Stands to support Oasis at their Liverpool Royal Court gig in December 2002. After the show Oasis invited the band to play two nights at Birmingham's N.I.A arena. In the early months of 2003 The Stands toured with The Burn, Alfie, Stephen Fretwell, The Zutons and The Coral. The Stands were also invited to play Glastonbury, V Festival, T in the park and two shows with Oasis at Dublin's Point Theater.
The band was still without management or a record deal at this point.
The Stands signed to Echo Records in the spring of 2003 and began recording
Sound recording and reproduction
Sound recording and reproduction is an electrical or mechanical inscription and re-creation of sound waves, such as spoken voice, singing, instrumental music, or sound effects. The two main classes of sound recording technology are analog recording and digital recording...
their debut album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
All Years Leaving at Noel Gallagher
Noel Gallagher
Noel Thomas David Gallagher is an English musician and singer-songwriter, formerly the lead guitarist, backing vocalist and principal songwriter of the English rock band Oasis. He is currently fronting his solo project, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds.Raised in Burnage, Manchester with his...
's Wheeler End recording studio
Recording studio
A recording studio is a facility for sound recording and mixing. Ideally both the recording and monitoring spaces are specially designed by an acoustician to achieve optimum acoustic properties...
along with a collection of friends (Noel Gallagher (Oasis
Oasis (band)
Oasis were an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1991. Originally known as The Rain, the group was formed by Liam Gallagher , Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs , Paul "Guigsy" McGuigan and Tony McCarroll , who were soon joined by Liam's older brother Noel Gallagher...
) and Bill Ryder (The Coral
The Coral
The Coral are an English band formed in 1996 in Hoylake on the Wirral Peninsula in England. The band first emerged during the early 2000s and found success with their debut album The Coral and follow up Magic and Medicine...
) both play on the record
Gramophone record
A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove...
). Their debut single "When This River Rolls Over You" was released in August 2003.
During the recording of All Years Leaving The Stands joined Jet on their Get Born Tour in the UK and Europe. The two bands formed a friendship that resulted in Jet inviting The Stands to join them on their homecoming tour of Australia. All Years Leaving was released in February 2004 and entered the UK Albums Chart
UK Albums Chart
The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...
at number 28. The album produced three Top 40 singles
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
in the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
.
2004 saw The Stands tour with Gomez, Paul Weller, and along with their first headline tours of the UK and Europe the band played their first US shows in L.A's Troubador and El Ray clubs. The Stands again played the Glastonbury, V and T festivals along with The Isle of White Festival and the Asagari Jam Festival in Japan. In October 2004 The Stands relocated to Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
to record their second album, Horse Fabulous with record producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
Tom Rothrock
Tom Rothrock
Tom Rothrock is an international record producer, composer and musician. Tom Rothrock has produced albums with James Blunt, Badly Drawn Boy, R. L. Burnside, Yonder Mountain String Band, Athlete, Sloan and Roman Carter....
at Sunset Sound Studios. Shortly after the recording of this album, Steve Pilgrim left the band to pursue a solo career.
The band continued with drummer Graeme Robinson replacing Pilgrim for their 2005 US tour supporting Brendon Benson. The Stands returned to the UK and joined Oasis for their European tour. During a return break to the UK from this tour Luke Thomson left the band and was replaced by Paul Molloy (Skylarks,Zutons) on guitar for the remaining shows. "Do It Like You Like", the band's fifth single, entered the UK Top 30 in May 2005, and the band embarked on a second tour of the U.S. and toured the UK festival circuit through the summer Horse Fabulous was released on 25 July 2005 and spent one week in the UK Albums Chart
UK Albums Chart
The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...
.
In the summer of 2005 Chrysalis Group announced a restructure of the Echo label resulting in a change of direction at the label. The Stands LP Horse Fabulous had been released only two weeks prior to this announcement it is likely the changes affected the albums promotion at company level. After parting company with the Echo Label, The Stands embarked on a fourth UK tour in September 2005, climaxing in their final concert
Concert
A concert is a live performance before an audience. The performance may be by a single musician, sometimes then called a recital, or by a musical ensemble, such as an orchestra, a choir, or a musical band...
at the Carling Academy Islington
Carling Academy Islington
The O2 Academy Islington, formerly known as the Carling Academy Islington, is an indoor music venue situated in the N1 Shopping Centre accessible via Upper Street and Liverpool Road, in the London Borough of Islington. It is run by the Academy Music Group...
in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. The band broke up in November 2005.
Post-split
Howie Payne released his debut solo album Bright Light Ballads, produced by Ethan JohnsEthan Johns
Ethan Johns is a record producer, engineer, mixer, musician, and songwriter who has worked with such artists such as Ryan Adams, Kings of Leon, Ray LaMontagne, Kevin Prosch, Rufus Wainwright, Howard Eliott Payne, Emmylou Harris, Crowded House, Laura Marling, Luthea Salom, and Crosby, Stills and...
in April 2009 under his full name Howard Eliott Payne.
Steve Pilgrim is now drumming for Paul Weller
Paul Weller
Paul Weller is an English singer-songwriter. Starting with the band The Jam , Weller then went on to branch out musically to a more soulful style with The Style Council...
, has toured and recorded with former Cast
Cast (band)
Cast are an English rock band from Liverpool, formed in 1992 by John Power and Peter Wilkinson after Power left The La's and Wilkinson's former band Shack had split...
frontman John Power. He has released two solo albums and collaborated with Japanese folktronica artist Akeboshi. His third studio album is due for release in December 2011.
Dean Ravera played electric and double bass on Payne's solo album. He now plays double bass
Double bass
The double bass, also called the string bass, upright bass, standup bass or contrabass, is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra, with strings usually tuned to E1, A1, D2 and G2...
, keys and drums for folk group The Unthanks and played double bass on their fourth album Last
Last (Unthanks album)
Last, the fourth album by English folk group The Unthanks, was released on 14 March 2011. It reached number 40 in the UK albums chart and was well received by the critics.-Reception:...
. He appears as double bassist on the debut album 'Kite' by Jonny Kearney & Lucy Farrell
Jonny Kearney & Lucy Farrell
Jonny Kearney & Lucy Farrell are a contemporary English folk duo. Although they play some traditional songs, most of the songs they sing are their own compositions influenced by the folk tradition, but also songs by other artists such as Bob Dylan, Tom Waits, Cole Porter, Brian Wilson and The...
released 10 October 2011 and also Bill Ryder-Jones
Bill Ryder-Jones
Bill Ryder-Jones is an English musician and film score composer from West Kirby, Merseyside. He was originally the lead guitarist with The Coral from 1996 until 2008 before leaving the band to pursue a solo career...
debut EP 'A Leave Taking Soundtrack' and album 'If...'due for release in 2011.
Luke Thomson is currently working on a solo project.
Members
- Howie PayneHowie PayneHoward Eliott "Howie" Payne is an English singer-songwriter and guitarist from Liverpool, England. Having played in numerous bands since the early 1990s Payne formed The Stands in 2002...
– guitar, vocals (2002–2005) - Steve PilgrimSteve Pilgrim (musician)Steve Pilgrim is an English drummer and singer-songwriter from Liverpool, England. He was originally the drummer for The Stands playing on both the band's albums however he left before the band eventually split up...
– drums, backing vocals (2002–2004) - Luke Thompson – guitar, backing vocals (2002–2005)
- Dean Ravera – bass guitar (2002–2005)
- Graeme Robinson – drums (2005)
- Paul Molloy – guitar (2005)
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_S.HTM |
|||
| 2003 | "When This River Rolls Over You" | 32 | All Years Leaving |
| "I Need You" | 39 | ||
| 2004 | "Here She Comes Again" | 25 | |
| "Outside Your Door" | 49 | ||
| 2005 | "Do It Like You Like" | 28 | Horse Fabulous |
| "When the Night Falls In" (cancelled) | – | ||